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(II TEMGIUPH.—PBBSS ASSOCIATION.) ■ -WANGANUI, This Day. The epidemic situation continues to inn, prove. Twelve new cases have been reported. , AUCKLAND, 4th December. The position has so far improved that' the city and suburban hotels'reopened' to-day. The embargo has also keen lift-r ed from theatres, billiard-rooms* ■churches, meetings, and auctions. Theonly restrictions remaining are on racemeetings, shows, exhibitions, and school* i examinations. The burials during Nov- . ■ ember at Waikumete totalled 498, .and; . at Waikaraka at, least 250. .-< A ' NAPIER, 4th December. ; A fresh outbreak of influenza occurred? in the 1 lower part of the town to-day; despite the hot, fine, sunny weather. ;The' hotels in Napier and Hastings '.were: . opened to-day before fumigation and, cleaning. The Mayors of Napier 1; and! Hastings protested to the Minister by; urgent telegram, and the hotels vwere closed again indefinitely late in :! the* afternoon. •■ ■ ■ , •''.-, [.[, '.; i-. 1 , INVERCARGILL, 4th December. /. ■ During the past week the position inU regard to influenza in Southland' hasf shown a marked improvement, although: a few country districts which previously; escaped unscathed are now being visited., The better weather has helped" ctpnSfder-t; . | ably to bring'convalescents back to J health, and given a continuance of thesec, I conditions, Invercargill should soon beinormal. The tramway service is be-. coming normal. ..Out of 152 inmates in" . the reformatory there have been 14S patients and two deaths. Most o£ the lothere have now recovered.: "Dp to. to-day the health authorities have beenC advised of• 165 deaths. . ■■- HOKITIKA, 4th December.;. A greatly improved condition.is manifest regarding the epidemic. No'dt'aths have been reported since Friday. Several dangerous cases are making pleasing, progress. Two auxiliary hospitals'; and* a convalescent home will be evacuatedthis week. Matters are returning to>: normal. All. the business places, ara,.; now open as usual, and organisation fopfunctions fixed for Christmas and New;V Year is in hand as usual, including sports, and race and trotting, meetings.:
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Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 136, 5 December 1918, Page 7
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